Where does “豚脂” come from?

豚脂 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 豚, from Chinese 豚 — suckling pig.

Ancestry of “豚脂”, step by step

豚脂 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 豚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese豚pig; swine
2Chinese豚suckling pig

via Japanese 脂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese脂resin; fat
Every word from Chinese 豚 →Every word from Japanese 豚 →